According to the complaint, Hilling called 911 Tuesday night to report his brother had been stabbed. When officers arrived they found 51-year-old Michael Hilling lying on the floor with a kitchen knife in his hand and a blood-soaked towel on his chest.

The stabbing happened at the home of the brothers' mother. Carole Hilling told police she was in her bedroom and only heard her sons arguing.

Jay Hilling made his first court appearance Thursday. He remained in jail Thursday with bail set at $500,000.